Ohio's Policy Kitchen

It helped keep the Crew in Columbus—workers need similar protection
What do Columbus soccer fans and Lordstown auto workers have in common? Both saw their local franchise threaten to pick up and leave. But Columbus soccer enthusiasts, partly with the help of a state law approved after Art Modell moved the Cleveland Browns to Baltimore, are keeping their team in town. Lordstown’s auto workers have no such protection, and await at best an uncertain fate.
Is Ohio as interested in protecting its workers as its pro sports franchises? The obvious answer: Extend protections of the Art Modell Law, so it helps preserve... read more

In the United States, questions of race and racism are almost always simmering just below the surface in every institution. The tension often boils over most dramatically in our criminal justice system, whether in black... read more

President Trump’s shutdown has thrown millions of lives into chaos and uncertainty. He told the nation the shutdown could last months or even years. Right now, the media is mainly focused on the 800,000 federal... read more

Legislators may dismantle Medicaid expansion shortly after Christmas
The lame duck session of the 132nd General Assembly may look like it’s winding down, but Republicans could roar back into town to dismantle Medicaid expansion. They have... read more

By Eleanor Eckerson Peters, Institute for Higher Education Policy
A college degree can offer economic security to people from all walks of life. But longstanding inequities in higher education close doors of opportunity to many students.... read more

There are just a few weeks left in the current state legislative session before a new General Assembly is sworn in and all pending legislation goes back to square one. Insiders call this a lame... read more

Come January, Governor-elect Mike DeWine will begin to shape the future of Ohio’s public policy, workforce and economy. Policy Matters is here to help, with research-backed policy recommendations for an Ohio that works for everyone.... read more